MEDIA CONTACTS: Katrina McCormack
561-297-3163, kmmccormi@fau.edu or
Sherry Thomas
561-297-2328, sthomas@fau.edu
BOCA RATON, FL (June 15, 2007) – The Florida Atlantic University Foundation recently held a golf tournament at Trump International Golf Club to raise money for athletic scholarships and educational programs. Golfers teed up to support FAU’s athletics department and the Pine Jog Environmental Education Center, a unit of the College of Education. The event raised $95,000 to benefit environmental education programs and the athletics scholarship fund.
The day was made possible through the coordinated efforts of a number of partners, including the title sponsor CR Klewin Construction, and other sponsors that included the Cleveland Clinic, The Bernard Stern Foundation, Balfour Beatty Construction, and the Palm Beach County Board of Commissioners.
“This was a true team effort that was a win all the way around,” said Craig Angelos, FAU’s director of athletics. “The committee’s chair, Ed Tinari, spearheaded a group that hosted an outstanding event, on a day that weather held, but more importantly money was raised to benefit Florida Atlantic students.”
The day began with tournament participants being greeted by student athletes in the entry hall. The hall was lined with photographs of children taking part in environmental educational activities at Pine Jog and renderings of FAU’s proposed football and baseball stadiums. Following lunch and a presentation to each golfer, nearly 130 golfers experienced five hours of play on a course that is unparalleled, with terrain that can not be matched in the state.
Angelos and Pat Welch, executive director of the Pine Jog Environmental Education Center, presented CR Klewin Construction with a framed flag from Trump International during a reception. A dinner and award ceremony ended a day that ultimately raised $100,000 to benefit FAU students through scholarship dollars, and encourage future environmental leaders through Pine Jog’s educational and summer camp programs for school-aged students.
“I am so pleased that so many folks turned out to support FAU,” said Jeff Koons, Palm Beach County commissioner. “It is vitally important to the future of the State of Florida that we support higher education to provide our teachers, nurses, and workforce of tomorrow.”
The golfers were divided into two flights, A and B. The winners of each best-ball flight included -
Flight A
1st Place – shot a 56
Jerry Royster
Tim McDullin
Erich Schreiner
Bruce Quinn
2nd Place – shot a 57
Fred Fulmer
Kendra Fulmer
Chris Czaja
Mike Keen
3rd Place – shot a 60
Leslie Corley
Neil Merin
Richard Lubin
Richard Bernstein
Flight B
1st Place – shot a 67
Marc Craddock
Dave Fowler
Bill Sununu
Matt Canavan
2nd Place – shot a 69
Jeff Hansel
James Cashion
Mike Farnell
Dwain Akerblom
3rd Place – shot a 69
Dee Robinson
Betty Harvey
Joanie Davis
Joan Joyce
For more information on how to donate to student scholarships at FAU, contact 561-297-3710. For information on environmental education programs or to inquire about making a donation to the Pine Jog Environmental Education Center, call 561-686-6000 or contact kcarte13@fau.edu.
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